Hydronics is the name for the use of water as the heat transfer medium in heating and cooling systems.  Some of the most common examples are steam or hot water radiators.  In large scale commercial projects, such as high-rise or campus facilities a hydronic system may include both chilled and heating water loops.

 The oldest modern hydronic heating technology is a single pipe steam system which delivers steam to the radiators where the steam gives up its heat and is condensed back to water.  The radiators and the steam supply are pitched so that gravity eventually takes the condensate back down the piping to the boiler where it is turned back to steam.

More modern designs use heated water rather than steam.  This opens the system to the possibility of also using the system for chilled water to be used for air-conditioning.  In a two pipe system there is a separate return line for condensate which may involve pumps as well as gravity.

In any water system, the water is circulated by the means of a circulation pump.  A system may be broken up into individual heating zones using multiple pumps or by the use of electrically operated zone valves.  A home system could use ordinary tap water but more sophisticated systems require the use of chemicals in a closed loop system. 

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